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FZUS54 KLCH 012010  
CWFLCH  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA TO HIGH  
ISLAND TX OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING SABINE AND  
CALCASIEU LAKES AND VERMILION AND COTE BLANCHE BAYS  
 
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE  
HIGHEST ONE THIRD OF THE WAVES, ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL  
HEIGHT OF THE AVERAGE HIGHEST TEN PERCENT OF THE WAVES.  
 
GMZ400-020900-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT  
60 NM INCLUDING SABINE AND CALCASIEU LAKES AND VERMILION AND COTE  
BLANCHE BAYS...  
 
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS THE REGION  
IN RESPONSE TO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO EAST TEXAS. A  
COLD FRONT WITH MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE ON  
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING  
ABOUT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE  
RAPIDLY.  
 
WINDS DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE TURNING ONSHORE IN  
THE LATER PART OF THE DAY. LOW WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST UNTIL  
ROUGHLY TUESDAY WHEN THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE ROLLS THROUGH.  
 

 
 
GMZ430-020900-  
SABINE LAKE-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ432-020900-  
CALCASIEU LAKE-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
LATE. LAKE WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
LAKE WATERS ROUGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS LIGHT  
CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAKE WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ435-020900-  
VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS EVENING.  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
BAY WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ436-020900-  
ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH.  
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
BAY WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY  
WATERS CHOPPY.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS LIGHT CHOP.   
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ450-020900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING EAST 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS,  
THEN AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ452-020900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ455-020900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA OUT 20 NM-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST  
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY THIS EVENING. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH  
3 FEET AT 3 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTH 2 FEET AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 2 FEET AT  
3 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ470-020900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 25 TO  
30 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ472-020900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT  
6 SECONDS. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 8 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTH  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND  
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ475-020900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY  
LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT  
5 SECONDS AND SOUTH 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
THIS EVENING. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:  
NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTH 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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